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| Kurram clashes: KP govt announces ''indiscriminate action'' against miscreants |
| 2025-01-20 |
| [GEO.TV] In efforts to secure the roads and establish lasting peace in the restive Kurram district, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to take "indiscriminate and stringent action" against miscreants involved in attacks on relief convoys and deputy commissioner. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting, which was attended by provincial chief secretary, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Akhtar Hayat Khan and civil and coppers, KP government spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said in a statement. "Action against such miscreants in affected areas is indispensable," he said, vowing to ensure the implementation of a peace agreement within the two warring tribes as per the law. Kurram has been wracked by violence for decades, but around 150 people have been killed in a fresh round of fighting which started in November last year when two separate convoys travelling under police escort were ambushed, leaving 40 people dead. Despite the peace agreement reached on January 1, there have been repeated attacks on convoys and vehicles in the Bagan area and its surroundings, including a assassination on Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud. Last week, In the statement issued today, Barrister Saif regretted that some miscreants have "infiltrated" among the peace-loving people of Kurram. Related: Kurram district: 2024-12-02 Truce brokered in Kurram, says DC as tribal clashes claim 130 lives so far Kurram district: 2024-11-25 Warring tribes agree on 7-day ceasefire in Kurram as dozens killed in clashes Kurram district: 2024-11-24 Sectarian Strife Engulfs Pakistan’s Kurram District Amid Renewed Shia-Sunni Violence |
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